PhD in Molecular Physics

If you are passionate about theoretical chemistry/physics and curious about its potential application to molecular quantum technology, this is the position for you at DTU Chemistry in the group of Niels Engholm Henriksen (https://www.kemi.dtu.dk/english/research/physical-chemistry)./nThe focus of the project (funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research) is to explore the interaction between optimally controlled coherent (laser) light fields and molecules and to investigate the possibility of deracemization of racemic mixtures of enantiomeric pairs of molecules./nMethods include quantum chemical descriptions of molecules, potential energy surfaces for nuclear motion, the time-dependent Schrödinger equation on the femtosecond timescale, and optimization of laser fields./nLocation: Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark./nStarting date: 1 May 2026 (or according to mutual agreement)./nPeriod of employment: 3 years./nPosition type: Full-time.